Jurassic jeopardy—life and death on an ancient seafloor

Andrew J. Webster; Genevra D'Arcy; Robert A. Coram; Jonathan D. Radley

doi:10.1111/gto.12530

Jurassic jeopardy—life and death on an ancient seafloor

Andrew J. Webster^*
, Genevra D'Arcy
, Robert A. Coram
, Jonathan D. Radley

^*Corresponding author for this work

Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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The Lower Jurassic Down Cliff Sand Member of the Dorset coast, southern England, is a rich source of marine invertebrate fossils. Among these are echinoderms and less common arthropods. Despite having multi-component skeletons that are prone to disarticulation, remains of some of these are remarkably complete. This article examines the circumstances that could have led to their death, burial and intact preservation.

Original language	English
Pages	244-250
Number of pages	7
Volume	41
No.	6
Specialist publication	Geology Today
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12530
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2025

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